JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say an athlete in the swimming portion of a triathlon was rescued from the ocean and later died.

Georgia State Patrol officials say the man died at a hospital after Saturday's Turtle Crawl Triathlon on Jekyll Island.

Eric Garvey, a spokesman for the Jekyll Island Authority, said the 44-year-old man suffered an apparent cardiac arrest and was rescued from the water by event lifeguards.

The Florida Times-Union reports (http://bit.ly/J5tl0V) that rescuers performed CPR on the beach. Garvey said he was taken to Southeast Georgia Health System's Brunswick hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The man's name wasn't released.

The Jekyll Island Turtle Crawl Triathlon is in its 10th year and typically draws about 700 competitors in May.